Ambient music inspired by Charles Messier

A project in Medicine Hat, Canada by Michael Andrew Plait
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Ambient music inspired by French astronomer Charles Messier.
Backers: 13
Average Pledge Per Backer: $14 CAD

Funded: $180 CAD of $1 CAD
Dates: Aug 10th -> Sep 2nd (24 days)
Project By: Michael Andrew Plait
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Latest News

What's chosen, what's still available, and a nice surprise that you might not've been expecting

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
 Greetings, fellow supporters, backers and interested onlookers! Thank you again for all of your support.     Two things (apologies if it's TLDR): first, here's what MOs have been taken by our $11 pledge level supporters--> - M11 (the Wild... (Read More)

Introducing the Wild Duck Cluster!

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
 The Wild Duck Cluster! What a strange name for anything, let alone a bunch of stars.   As my friend (and first backer was quick to point out), everyone's choosing galaxies, so, to shake things up, we have a bunch of stars -- a cluster... a Wild... (Read More)

Introducing M51, the latest backer request

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
M51 (M51a -- the Whirlpool Galaxy)      Meet the Whirlpool Galaxy, everyone. Visible with a good pair of binoculars, M51 is (according to Wikipedia) "one of the best known galaxies in the sky." This one was discovered by Charles Messier (way to... (Read More)

4th composition completed - M106

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
M106, an intermediate spiral galaxy   The latest M Object chosen was 106, which, as far as I've been able to tell, doesn't have a fancy nickname. However, my loving mother selected it, so I've worked night and day (well, at least "day") to get it... (Read More)

We have unlocked all stretch goals!

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
 Ladies and gents, thanks to each and every one of you, all of this campaign's stretch goals have been unlocked. 3 compositions are complete, and I've commissioned thank you art from sunshinesrain (http://sunshinesrain-art.tumblr.com). Her work is... (Read More)

2 Compositions Completed

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, all!  Just a quick note letting you know that compositions for the Ring Nebula (M57) and the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) have been completed and mixed. Each track is 4 minutes or better. Next up -- the Black Eye Galaxy! (da da daaaaaaaaa!)... (Read More)

$100 reached // Stretch Goal 9 Unlocked!

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Introducing the Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
M104 (the Sombrero Galaxy)  One of our generous $11 backers (Choose Your Own Messier Object) has selected the Sombrero Galaxy as the topic for a composition. Great stuff!! Looking forward to creating it.  (Read More)

Charles Messier Music - update for August 14

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We've reached the $84 mark and have our first $1 backer -- welcome! Thank you again, everyone. - AP  (Read More)

Stretch Goal #7 Unlocked!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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Funded! Thank you!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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